AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41" }- R$ \7 o7 T" P& P2 o
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- L+ r; F6 J# J; C# W b南太战场,日军登陆布因和芬夏范
* q6 J. M5 ?: N: I! q7 }南洋战场,日军登陆霍洛岛
( J0 Y& u' {8 A$ Y' X马来战场,日军裸奔登陆丰盛港,新加坡空军出击,多有斩获0 m3 y8 R" O) K( z% a
大陆战场,派遣军降低香港城防至1级$ l D9 f# w6 M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82( ]" F- t0 h/ r7 l2 r8 A, H
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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% X9 Z; U8 t) H- M+ zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.% s- O4 E% ~3 l6 K9 J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# Z/ A% r7 g! u9 ~) k2 u7 EAllied aircraft
! k. }! E2 ?) T4 n( y Blenheim I x 3: `) f# R+ m1 V! `) h
139WH-3 x 2
3 v4 G1 E+ e4 j X. g Hudson I x 39 O+ J0 X& W3 K( S* z$ c- E, A5 _
/ U5 M( h" ` g2 u' O; i$ k: pAllied aircraft losses
; d( n$ d9 ]! }$ C+ K Blenheim I: 1 damaged% ?1 |* O1 l; ^5 u; V9 H
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
7 t1 u/ C2 z" s: ]; V xAK Arima Maru
4 w& I1 p1 c) J xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# T; X* w' a: F i1 [! z8 K5 a
xAK Teiyo Maru: S5 J% `6 V) c7 u' o2 Q& `1 C
& r, Z+ K; i2 aJapanese ground losses:
+ l4 E, Q. `7 i% M, x" o/ s 128 casualties reported7 L$ \& g% q6 z( n `+ x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% ?, i# y4 x+ v/ U2 t Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
- v6 ?0 t; T p2 }- }- | Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled6 d& K! e7 n' P5 ~8 T5 `7 z
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9 j1 V9 o s: q' r% r- zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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* N2 ` }6 t3 r# u2 VWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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) m4 n% Q1 l, R) L* X. ]Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 N: H& Y x: m& ~4 f0 bEstimated time to target is 6 minutes! j7 D7 m4 x2 ~4 |$ H3 R# }9 K
, Y0 ]8 j: H0 g+ |Allied aircraft% d+ N& P6 T# ~' y( _
Blenheim IV x 4
; p4 k' P/ c3 m# O Hudson I x 9
. E. t. h; z, f) V Wirraway x 4) z, Q& l# m1 }( E9 V
8 k6 [* ^ h2 Z/ _. }! DAllied aircraft losses) S0 R! r- u( A* d$ F. ^1 f* g9 o
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
$ ~, k' e9 W2 ~ Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
( ?: F, M; C" F2 U- F% | Hudson I: 1 damaged: R+ V) M3 d1 w" U! ?) b5 y
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Japanese Ships
# M% h! l7 i0 M" f7 a# l xAK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: d0 A4 w0 i1 u9 E. v, @: `# M. F! \
xAK Nissyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: }; T; F e7 T, e+ y' z
xAK Mogamigawa Maru) h( n9 v: @, a# e8 m
xAK Arima Maru7 M) c/ V8 J! t7 G7 v# H" @
xAK Kogyo Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
1 W0 I" y( O! O) u 269 casualties reported
* E o; s8 n; c3 e2 U6 { Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
" }, h6 P5 |9 `+ y9 L Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled) \% |" R$ q3 z: [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled1 X# j+ p+ O, X8 M0 f, y0 G& T
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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" b* Q# s( x! s. r+ O( Q1 z0 K) FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82: ?3 o, Z, C- C; C+ C6 ^
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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/ _' F* C* X4 r/ U5 ~- x7 [Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 ^6 J+ }: e" H b3 z1 C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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2 ], ?" V- f" A, S8 eAllied aircraft+ v4 X8 e% h4 ?
Vildebeest III x 93 u7 l5 o$ L; d
( `, Q8 c/ i) X; JAllied aircraft losses5 x$ w* y0 T8 n5 A
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged5 F8 R1 n( u, Q
8 E$ s) G" ^$ O ?3 X2 E6 V6 R# UJapanese Ships f% |- B, G3 `; ^& j3 q1 I
xAK Nissyu Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage" ~) O/ C+ s" I$ g
xAK Naruto Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 m2 N$ Z: m0 Y l
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, ~. M8 _1 L. i2 m( Q( B; {
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Japanese ground losses:
' x1 j* `& W/ G1 I& @2 N. o 527 casualties reported
0 p( m5 p, i, E) B* f# A9 F Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 F3 ^& q: l9 L: H
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled6 Z7 Q; l# E2 T& m. L
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled8 E' D; h$ @; x5 s
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)" h: {: |, V! m% G- U
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" d9 \' t' T* w& v/ t/ W$ ]! YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,822 @3 i7 i! j2 @/ f7 a
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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1 ?6 T/ ]8 z% W9 k' d, j: ]Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( s3 m: p, g; y% s: V. w, C
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 c0 s4 f- W# ], q- Q3 u' G
Swordfish I x 7
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Allied aircraft losses
& W4 T* ]- b- v+ U/ { Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak" s% r2 i8 ~8 {! G1 j5 @
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Japanese Ships
2 X" y% U4 I3 s' [ xAK Koryu Maru# b* O0 S2 o" l& H0 \
xAK Naruto Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
; O4 K7 L1 G% b1 b' } I! }! M xAK Kokai Maru' e+ P1 m9 @( {2 C. ]3 C( Q+ M
xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires7 _) q* w* H. |. E) \; j
xAK Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! U. _1 v; _- {/ z3 y& u1 l4 ~
; H! F4 ~- Z) D' v; b9 uJapanese ground losses:
, q) t, B& V, q+ O% Y 1669 casualties reported
4 ]2 F" d( s8 W4 K6 n Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
4 Y, X9 P/ j5 ^, a Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 44 disabled. ~) m; T9 ~* {* D- H
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
t5 M0 C* W# A: b- b- C' O, q Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
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) M' x5 a5 e) l" e5 H+ ^9 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, ]2 z& d1 l, U
% R2 e9 w, {/ y7 vRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# W1 W& d8 M5 SEstimated time to target is 4 minutes# t/ k; T4 |+ {# \% `" g
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$ S1 u7 S7 L4 O0 K; | Blenheim I x 3
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% o9 R& p6 H" t: V! bAllied aircraft losses
0 Z4 ?; c2 f' y8 @8 \5 T' [ Blenheim I: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships# V8 j! Q" Y' ^9 i+ |
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 U" v; p3 u3 P3 s
, n' N4 I1 u, c: _1 L* t) I7 f& mJapanese ground losses:% b% d& z. }# I" j S+ {* L
149 casualties reported5 R: ?: J+ ]" q$ q: M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
& \7 Q- i# \; \. I* k7 H+ e Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
+ h) e9 m) W0 ? [% P; q Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 C( {8 }; ?+ u. j; `3 i$ HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82
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. b! d D, z" ^# cWeather in hex: Moderate rain9 T# m$ e" x8 @( [ z# z
" Y! I( i. R( u6 q1 S% Q& yRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 s4 O7 I5 e1 h0 G7 a3 ]
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Vildebeest III x 10
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/ a. X' Q' ?4 y; m& o1 w! b/ rNo Allied losses7 P* _$ q9 l* }5 O7 Q/ K" t+ j2 B5 a
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Japanese Ships; G% a. S5 c! z& d3 }
xAK Yahiko Maru8 n8 m. m/ K) R9 z
xAK Kokai Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
! j, m q- ?/ \ xAK Noto Maru2 G$ v3 n+ ~5 F% v/ Q9 x
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Japanese ground losses:
! I) N: f" I( J/ S5 T 1401 casualties reported" n( }9 J; Z$ V! _1 ~
Squads: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled$ r1 V5 n4 l+ Y2 a3 K0 O1 J2 [8 E
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 57 disabled7 _3 E9 _$ j" J# B& T! A# z# O( |% w
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 N/ j' j* w# n% y. y& U Guns lost 55 (47 destroyed, 8 disabled)* R, d2 u; o8 U4 P
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) |